2/6d. bistre-brown and crimson, [MG50] with frame plate diagonal flaw at King's curl, marginal, part original crackly gum; minor perf. tones in places. S.G. 156a. Photo £200-250
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x 2/6d. bistre-brown and crimson, large part original gum; natural horizontal gum crease. Scarce. S.G. 156a, £1,100. Photo £200-250
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x 2/6d. black and rose-carmine, fresh lightly mounted mint; very fine. S.G. 157, £350. Photo £180-200
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x 2/6d. black and rose-carmine, [2] long gash in Queen's ear, part original gum; two tiny tone marks at top. Scarce. S.G. 157. Photo £300-350
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x 2/6d. black and rose-carmine, [46] King's extra curl, lightly mounted mint with unusual gum distribution. Scarce. S.G. 157. Photo £250-300
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3/- selection, one overprinted "specimen" (no gum), S.G. 158 (2, one marginal) and RSC "A" (2, one [24]) mint, S.G. 158a bright green and magenta with 50% gum, two clandestine roulettes in contrasting shades, and two used; fair to fine £300-400
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5/- selection comprising a vertical pair overprinted "specimen" (no gum), vermilion and deep green (2), crimson and yellow-green and scarlet and pale yellow-green mint, scarlet and yellow-green shades (2, one [48]) used, and a clandestine roulette; a couple with small faults though of fine appearance £250-300
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x 5/- vermilion and deep green, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, marginal, unmounted mint, a few gum skips; small mark above King's head. Brandon Certificate (2008). S.G. 159. Photo £300-350
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x 5/- crimson and yellow-green, two examples cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo and Salisbury; fine. A.P.S. Certificate (1985) for one. S.G. 160a £140-180
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7/6d. carmine and pale blue with large part original gum (two short perfs. at right), 7/6d. carmine and light blue (2) one overprinted "specimen", mint, the other [23] without gum, and carmine-red and bright grey-blue with part gum £250-300
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7/6d. deep rose-red and (bright) grey-blue, RSC "C" (2, one with a few short perfs., the other with a light age mark), and scarlet and deep bright blue, marginal from the top of the sheet (a few surface abrasions), all neatly cancelled-to-order £100-120
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7/6d. carmine and bright blue, neatly cancelled by part Gwelo c.d.s.; scarce and most attractive. S.G. 162, £1,300. Photo £350-400
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10/- deep myrtle and orange [39] and blue-green and orange (2), one overprinted "specimen" and one [44] (one short perf. at right), mint, and a clandestine roulette £200-250
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10/- deep myrtle and orange, cancelled-to-order at Salisbury; fine. S.G. 163. Photo £100-120
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x 10/- bottle green and reddish orange, RSC "B", neatly cancelled with part Southern Rhodesia double-ring datestamp; fine and scarce. Photo £300-400
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x 10/- blue-green and orange, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fresh with large part original gum; scarce and most attractive. Brandon Certificate (2009). S.G. 164. Photo £700-800
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£1 carmine-red and bluish black, [16] with line through right-hand "1" of "£1", fresh lightly mounted mint. S.G. 165, £1,600. Photo £500-600
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£1 rose-scarlet and bluish black, fine cancelled-to-order by Gwelo c.d.s. S.G. 166, £375. Photo £100-120
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x £1 rose-scarlet and bluish black, a vertical strip of four fiscally used with dated perfins and Deeds and Patents oval datestamps in violet £150-200
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x £1 crimson and slate-black, fresh colours and very lightly mounted mint. A most attractive example. B.P.A. Certificate (1977). S.G. 166a, £1,900. Photo £1,000-1,200
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£1 crimson and slate-black, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder. S.G. 166a, £1,900. Photo £500-600
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x £1 crimson (towards lake) and blue-black, RSC "D", fresh colours and very lightly mounted mint. An exceptional example of this specialist shade. Brandon Certificate (2008) as S.G. 166a. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x £1 carmine and blue-black, the so-called "bright carmine and bluish slate", RSC "E", greyish frame, fresh lightly mounted mint; fine. Brandon Certificate (2008) stating that it is the variant which it is not. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x £1 carmine and blue-black, the so-called "bright carmine and bluish slate", RSC "E", greyish frame, fresh mint; horizontal gum crease across part of base, otherwise fine. Brandon Certificate (2008) stating that it is the variant which it is not. Photo £800-1,000
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x £1 carmine and blue-black, the so-called "bright carmine and bluish slate", RSC "E", bluish grey frame, fresh mint; fine. Brandon Certificate (2010) stating that it is the variant which it is not, and B.P.A. Certificate (1977) as S.G. 166a shade, initialled by Bob Gibbs as RSC "E". Photo £1,000-1,200
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x £1 carmine and blue-black, the so-called "bright carmine and bluish slate", RSC "E", bluish grey frame, large part original gum; fine. Brandon Certificate (2008) stating that it is the variant which it is not. Photo £800-1,000
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x £1 lake-brown and (pale) slate-black, RSC "F", fresh with part original gum. A rare stamp. Photo £1,000-1,200
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£1 error, scarlet and reddish mauve, fresh bright colours and very lightly mounted mint. A pristine and most attractive example of this iconic stamp. S.G. 166b, £10,000. Photo £6,000-7,000
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